Stamford Local Sports Roundup March 4

Published 9:40 pm, Sunday, March 3, 2013

Joey Battinelli (Stamford) of the UConn Club wrestling team lost his semifinal round match but went on to win his last two matches to capture a bronze medal in the 149-pound division at the NCWA New England Championships.

John Forlivio (Darien) of UConn lost in the semifinal round but made it to the consolation final and took fourth place at 184 pounds.

Jason Potter (New Canaan) and Tyler Gould (Darien) were with the Gettysburg 800 free relay that set a Centennial Conference record with a time of 6:50.83 as the Bullets won the men's team title.

Potter also took first place in the 200 freestyle (1:40.62) and was second in the 50 free and with the 400 medley relay.

Gould was also with the second place 400 medley relay and took third in the 100 butterfly and 200 medley relay and also had points in the 200 fly.

Patrick Sweeney (New Canaan) had points in the 100 butterfly for Gettysburg while Brian Reckson (Staples) had points in the 1650 free for Franklin & Marshall in the meet.

Tim Lattimer (Wilton) was second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 400 IM as Williams won its 11th straight NESCAC men's swimming title.

Chris Weihs (Darien) added points in three events for Williams and Phil Treesh (Darien) also contributed points for the champions.

Megan Keane (Darien) finished sixth in the mile and Emily Hanrahan (Staples) took seventh with the 4x800 relay and also the distance medley with Colgate while Stephanie Benko (New Canaan) of Lafayette was eighth in the 3000 in the Patriot League women's track championships.

John Petrini (Westhill) has a 4-4 record in singles and is 2-2 in doubles with the Quinnipiac tennis team.

Youth hockey:

Squirt A1 team 0-2-1 in states

The Stamford Youth Hockey Association Squirt A1 team lost two games and tied another in state competition.

Jeb Boyrer and Sammy Augustine had goals and Andrew Stietzel played well in goal in a 3-2 loss to the Greenwich Blues.

Augustine had the lone goal while netminder Stietzel had a solid game with defensive help from Makovsky, Luke Noonan, Gonzales, DeMartino and Liam in a 2-1 loss to the New Canaan Winter Club.Also contributing to the effort were Boyrer, Jason Bacco, Nickolaus Ulbrich, Anders Ernberg and Nick Root.

Maro, Root and Ernberg had goals, with assists from Augustine (two), Blanchard, Bacco and Skaug, as Stamford (24-21-3) tied Darien.Gonzales, Makovsky, Noonan, DiMartino, Lian, Boyrer and Ulbrich also had good outings.

The Stamford Babe Ruth Baseball program has scheduled tryouts for 13-year-old players Saturday March 9 at Stamford High School's Paul Kuczo Gymnasium.

It is mandatory that all players bring a birth certificate and a current utility bill to the tryout session. There is a $225 cost. Players are asked to register online at baberuthbaseballofstamford.com.

Players with last names starting A through M should arrive at 8:45 a.m. and players with names starting N-Z should arrive at 10 a.m.

Also, all players who are trying out for the U/13 travel team should arrive at 10 a.m.

Tryouts for U/14 (8:30-10 a.m.), U/15 (10-11:30 a.m.) and U/16 (11:30 a.m-1 p.m.) travel teams will be held Sunday March 10 at the Stamford High gym.

Tryouts for U/14 house league players will be announced at a later date.

The meeting and networking with fellow women golfers in the community will enable golfers to learn about the various programs available. The luncheon will feature a fashion show and guest speaker PGA Professional Brian Crowell, head pro Glen Arbor GC in Bedford Hills

The Stamford Historical Society is hosting an exhibit "Forging a Community: Stamford on the Gridiron and on the Diamond 1860-1975."The event opened in September at the group's 1508 High Ridge Road facility and will run through June. Numerous photographs and memorabilia of Stamford football and baseball teams are on display in the galleries.The display is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. There is no charge (donations are appreciated).

Greenwich Cup Series:

Registration available

Registration for the second event in the Betteridge Greenwich Cup series of races, the Greenwich Half Marathon (13.1 miles) that begins at 7 a.m. April 7 at Greenwich Point, is now available.